(HBO) - On April 13rd, at Kim Dong Secondary School (Tan Lac), the Department of Education and Training jointly held a ceremony to hand over the laptops sponsored to Hoa Binh province by Qualcomm through the Dariu Foundation. On the side of Hoa Binh province, there were Mr. Nguyen Van Chuong, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and the leaders from Tan Lac district and the Department of Education and Training attending the cerenomy. On the sponsor side, there were Mr. Lew Sze Thai, thye Vice President of Qualcomm Corporation as well as the President of Qualcomm Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand and the representatives from Qualcomm Corporation, Mr. Nguyen Van Hanh, the Director of Dariu Foundation and the representatives from the Dariu Fund and the Dariu Foundation.

Mr. Nguyen Van Chuong, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial
People's Committee; the leaders from Tan Lac district and the delegates
witnessing the Dariu Foundation handing over the laptops to the provincial
Department of Education and Training.
In this funding round, Qualcomm through the Dariu
Foundation, continued handing over 60 laptops to the Department of Education
and Training to create more conditions for the provincial education and
training sector to carry out the task of digital transformation, focusing on
enhancing the digital skills for teachers and students. Thus, since 2021 the
Dariu Foundation has mobilized the resources, especially the resources from
Qualcomm, to support the Education and Training sector of Hoa Binh with nearly
500 laptops, 65 sets of desktops, and 30 tablets, 945 smartphones and 620 Micro
Bit microcontroller circuits to deploy the universal digital skills to the
schools. Hoa Binh Department of Education and Training has directed the
Sub-departments of Education and Training of the districts, the city and the
schools to effectively use the sponsored equipment resources by lending
students rotating loans to study online, which has been actively contributing
to the effective organization of online teaching in the context of the
complicated development of Covid-19 epidemics.
Making a speech at the handover ceremony, the leaders from
the Department of Education and Training affirmed their determination to
effectively use the devices sponsored by Qualcomm and The Dariu Foundation,
effectively contributing to improving the efficiency of digital transformation
in education and training. Along with the effective use of the equipment, the
education and training sectormwould continue to implement teaching computer science
with MicroBit circuits. They would establish the programming clubs, STEM clubs
to the junior and high school students... Especially, in the coming time, the
Department of Education and Training would actively direct the universalization
of digital skills for teachers and students, creating more motivation to
promote the digital transformation in education and training in the period of
2022 - 2025, with orientation to 2030.
After the handover ceremony, the delegates visited a number
of product model projects of the programming clubs from a number of schools in
the province
(HBO) – From a disadvantaged commune, Gia Mo (Tan Lac district) has been honoured with new-style rural status earlier this year, thanks to concerted efforts made by local Party organisation, administration and people.
(HBO) – The Party Committee and administration of Luong Son district’s Cu Yen commune always pay attention to caring for people with meritorious services to the country. The activities to take care of policy beneficiaries, war invalids and martyrs' families are more vibrant during holidays, New Year, or on the occasion of War Invalids and Martyrs' Day (July 27), reflecting the deep gratitude of local officials and people to their sacrifices.
(HBO) - Recently, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is difficult to arrange capital to carry out the National Target Programme on New-style Rural Area Building in Yen Thuy district, especially for communes that strive to fulfill criteria of new-style rural areas as well as those who seek recognition as exemplary new-style rural areas. In fact, large investment is needed while the resources of provincial and local budget are still limited, therefore, the mobilisation of capital from the people and other agencies is essential.
(HBO) – For about one year of implementation, a special emulation movement among the public security force of communal-level localities in Hoa Binh province has helped strongly improve each police officer’s awareness and performance. It has encouraged the force to maintain a good grasp of the local situation and effectively carry out the "All people safeguard the Fatherland’s security” movement, thereby helping ensure security - order and win people’s support.
(HBO) - In the school year of 2021 - 2022, the appropriate units and schools in Luong Son district are facing many challenges, especially the unprecedented pressures caused by Covid-19 pandemics. However, with the spirit of overcoming difficulties, the whole district has made efforts to implement the synchronous solutions to maintain and improve the quality of education.
(HBO) - The Hoa Binh provincial People's Committee on June 29 organised the 2022 Children's Forum themed "joining hands to protect children - Speak up to prevent and combat child abuse and violence". Attending the event were Nguyen Van Toan, Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee and head of the provincial Steering Committee for Child Protection; Dang Hoa Nam, Director of the Child Protection & Care Department under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs; Nguyen Thi Bich Lien, Director of ChildFund Australia in Vietnam; and Khong Huong Lan, representative of World Vision in Vietnam, among others.